Judges 20
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Judges 20:20-28

20And the menH376 of IsraelH3478 went outH3318 to battleH4421 against BenjaminH1144; and the menH376 of IsraelH3478 put themselves in arrayH6186 to fightH4421 against them at GibeahH1390. 21And the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 came forthH3318 out of GibeahH1390, and destroyed downH7843 to the groundH776 of the IsraelitesH3478 that dayH3117 twentyH6242 and twoH8147 thousandH505 menH376. 22And the peopleH5971 the menH376 of IsraelH3478 encouragedH2388 themselves, and set their battleH4421 againH3254 in arrayH6186 in the placeH4725 where they put themselves in arrayH6186 the firstH7223 dayH3117. 23(And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 went upH5927 and weptH1058 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068 until evenH6153, and askedH7592 counsel of YhwhH3068, sayingH559, Shall I go upH5066 againH3254 to battleH4421 against the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 my brotherH251? And YhwhH3068 saidH559, Go upH5927 against him.) 24And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 came nearH7126 against the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 the secondH8145 dayH3117. 25And BenjaminH1144 went forthH3318 againstH7125 them out of GibeahH1390 the secondH8145 dayH3117, and destroyed downH7843 to the groundH776 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 again eighteenH6240H8083 thousandH505 menH376; all these drewH8025 the swordH2719.

26Then all the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, and all the peopleH5971, went upH5927, and cameH935 unto the houseH1004 of GodH1008H430, and weptH1058, and satH3427 there beforeH6440 YhwhH3068, and fastedH6684 that dayH3117 until evenH6153, and offeredH5927 burnt offeringsH5930 and peace offeringsH8002 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068. 27And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 enquiredH7592 of YhwhH3068, (for the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of GodH430 was there in those daysH3117, 28And PhinehasH6372, the sonH1121 of EleazarH499, the sonH1121 of AaronH175, stoodH5975 beforeH6440 it in those daysH3117,) sayingH559, Shall I yet againH3254 go outH3318 to battleH4421 against the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 my brotherH251, or shall I ceaseH2308? And YhwhH3068 saidH559, Go upH5927; for to morrowH4279 I will deliverH5414 them into thine handH3027.

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